Why Liverpool are set to face nightmare Champions League group

The Champions League is already underway and Liverpool already face a potentially tricky group stage, according to the Liverpool Echo. The Reds seeding still needs to be determined, but It did receive a boost as Basel suffered a shock exit at the hands of PAOK. The Swiss club’s elimination means Liverpool are now the highest-ranked third seeds in the tournament and will move into Pat 2 if Benfica fail to qualify for the group stages. Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 3 Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma Pot 3: Liverpool, Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven Pot 4: Valencia, Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 2 Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Liverpool Pot 3: Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Fenerbache, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim

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